" A Good Disk of Trouts" 99 



the flye on the top of the water : you 

 shall heer the fish rise at the top of the 

 water, then you must loose a slack line 

 down to the bottom as nigh as you can 

 guess, then hold your line strait, feeling 

 the fish bite, give time, there is no doubt 

 of losing the fish, for there is not one 

 among twenty but doth gorge the bait ; 

 the least stroke you can strike fastens the 

 hook and makes the fish sure ; letting 

 the fish take a turn or two, you may 

 take the fish up with your hands. The 

 night began to alter and grow somewhat 

 lighter, I took off the lob-worm and set 

 to my rod a white Palmer-flye, made of 

 a large hook; I had sport for the time 

 until it grew lighter, so I took off the 

 white Palmer and set to a Red Palmer 

 made of a large hook ; I had good sport 

 until it grew very light. Then I took 

 off the Red Palmer and set to a Black 

 Palmer ; I had good sport, made up the 

 dish of fish. So I put up my tackles and 

 was with my Lord at the time appointed 

 for the service. 



"These three flies with the help of 

 the lob-worms serve to angle all the year 

 for the night, observing the times as I 

 have shewed you in this night-work, the 

 white flye for darknesse, the red flye in 

 media, and the black flye for lightnesse. 



